Russel Moore

After Childhood Abuse, How Can I Trust Others with My Kids?

After Childhood Abuse, How Can I Trust Others with My Kids?

My first day watching porn was also my last. I was nine when an adult neighbor took me to a house where several of her friends were gathered. The men and women came knowing the agenda—to watch hours of pornographic videos. I was placed on a man’s lap, and the tapes were played. At one point, my neighbor asked if I “felt” anything. I said no, and the group laughed.

I remember the day now as the end of something immeasurably precious—the gift of being innocent and unashamed. I’ve often mourned for my nine-year-old self, her soul plundered and her naiveté stripped. I grieve for her and fear for my two small daughters. What images (and God forbid, touches) might be lurking, waiting to take their innocence? God help us.

Read the full article at Christianity Today.

The Incest of Lot & his Daughters: Culture as a Schoolmaster

The Incest of Lot & his Daughters: Culture as a Schoolmaster

There is a subtle voice in our culture that tells parents not to press children too hard in any belief system. “It’s best that they choose for themselves,” this worldview says. The advice is given while culture itself remains busy in the evangelization of young hearts and minds.